Principal Investigators and Research Educators are Ph.D. level researchers that help develop research streams and serve as FRI stream leaders and/or FRI program coordinators.*
| Stream | Primary Research Discipline** | Research Educator (RE) | Principal Investigator (PI) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Stream Aptamer | Primary Research Discipline** Biochemistry | Research Educator (RE)
Gwen Stovall* K-12 Pipeline Initiative |
Principal Investigator (PI) Andy Ellington |
| Stream Autonomous Robots | Primary Research Discipline** Computer Science | Research Educator (RE) Justin Hart | Principal Investigator (PI) Peter Stone |
| Stream Behavioral Neuroscience | Primary Research Discipline** Biology | Research Educator (RE) Thilini Wijesekera | Principal Investigator (PI) Nigel Atkinson |
| Stream Big Data in Biology | Primary Research Discipline** Computational Biology | Research Educator (RE) Dhivya Arasappan | Principal Investigator (PI)
Hans Hoffman Vishy Iyer |
| Stream Bioactive Molecules | Primary Research Discipline** Chemistry | Research Educator (RE)
Elizabeth Ilardi* Associate Director & Communications |
Principal Investigator (PI) Stephen F. Martin |
| Stream Biobricks | Primary Research Discipline** Biochemistry | Research Educator (RE)
Soo Hyun Yang* Stream Sort |
Principal Investigator (PI) Karen Browning |
| Stream Biodiversity Discovery | Primary Research Discipline** Biology | Research Educator (RE) Tom Devitt | Principal Investigator (PI)
David Cannatella David Hillis |
| Stream Biomanufacturing | Primary Research Discipline** Biochemistry | Research Educator (RE) Katie Hansen | Principal Investigator (PI)
Andy Ellington Bryan Davies |
| Stream Bioprospecting | Primary Research Discipline** Biochemistry | Research Educator (RE)
Kasia Dinkeloo* Operations & Safety |
Principal Investigator (PI)
Andy Ellington Jennifer Brodbelt |
| Stream Bugs in Bugs | Primary Research Discipline** Biology | Research Educator (RE) Jo-anne Holley | Principal Investigator (PI) Nancy Moran |
| Stream Computational Materials | Primary Research Discipline** Multidisciplinary | Research Educator (RE) Wenrui (Ray) Chai | Principal Investigator (PI) Graeme Henkelman Gyeong Hwang |
| Stream Discovering Signals | Primary Research Discipline** Biology | Research Educator (RE)
Greg Clark* K-12 Outreach |
Principal Investigator (PI) Stan Roux |
| Stream DIY Diagnostics | Primary Research Discipline** Multidisciplinary | Research Educator (RE)
Tim Riedel* UT Inventors Director & Corporate & Industry Relations |
Principal Investigator (PI) Andy Ellington |
| Stream EvoDevOmics | Primary Research Discipline** Computational Biology | Research Educator (RE) Joe Dubie | Principal Investigator (PI) Becca Young |
| Stream Fish Behavior | Primary Research Discipline** Biology | Research Educator (RE)
Mary Ramsey* HSRA Co-Director |
Principal Investigator (PI) Molly Cummings |
| Stream Gene Networks | Primary Research Discipline** Biochemistry | Research Educator (RE)
Al MacKrell* Peer Mentors |
Principal Investigator (PI) Scott Stevens |
| Stream Geometry of Space | Primary Research Discipline** Multidisciplinary | Research Educator (RE) Shyamal Mitra | Principal Investigator (PI) Karl Gebhardt |
| Stream Glow Worms | Primary Research Discipline** Biology | Research Educator (RE) Naomi Stolpner | Principal Investigator (PI) Daniel Dickinson |
| Stream IGEM | Primary Research Discipline** Multidisciplinary | Research Educator (RE) Dennis Mishler | Principal Investigator (PI) Jeff Barrick |
| Stream Magnetic Matter | Primary Research Discipline** Physics | Research Educator (RE) Armin Anwar | Principal Investigator (PI) John Markert |
| Stream Materials in Color | Primary Research Discipline** Chemistry | Research Educator (RE)
Tony Dylla* HSRA Co-Director |
Principal Investigator (PI) Zach Page |
| Stream Microbe Hackers | Primary Research Discipline** Biochemistry | Research Educator (RE) Dennis Mishler | Principal Investigator (PI) Jeff Barrick |
| Stream Plant Pathways | Primary Research Discipline** Biology | Research Educator (RE)
Tony Gonzalez* Advanced Research & Fellowships |
Principal Investigator (PI) Enamul Huq |
| Stream Practical Sensors | Primary Research Discipline** Chemistry | Research Educator (RE)
Pedro Metola* Admissions & Recruitment |
Principal Investigator (PI)
Eric Anslyn Andy Ellington |
| Stream Quantum Computing | Primary Research Discipline** Computer Science | Research Educator (RE) Brian La Cour | Principal Investigator (PI) Brian La Cour |
| Stream Supra Sensors | Primary Research Discipline** Chemistry | Research Educator (RE)
Diana Zamora-Olivares* UT Wine Initiative |
Principal Investigator (PI) Eric Anslyn |
| Stream Urban Ecosystems | Primary Research Discipline** Multidisciplinary | Research Educator (RE)
Stuart Reichler, Mary Poteet, Ruth Shear* Assessment & Accreditation |
Principal Investigator (PI) Advisory Board |
| Stream Virtual Cures | Primary Research Discipline** Biochemistry | Research Educator (RE)
Josh Beckham* Peer Observations |
Principal Investigator (PI) TBD |
| Stream White Dwarf Stars | Primary Research Discipline** Astronomy | Research Educator (RE) Mike Montgomery | Principal Investigator (PI) Don Winget |
| Stream X-Plants | Primary Research Discipline** Biology | Research Educator (RE) Aleah Henderson-Carter | Principal Investigator (PI) Tom Juenger |
** Many of our streams are multidisciplinary, but offer course credit related to a primary research discipline.
Former FRI Principal Investigators
- Dean Appling
- Zack Booth Simpson
- Matt Cowperthwaite
- Richard Crooks
- Walter Fast
- Ronny Hadani
- Kristen Harris
- Christine Hawkes
- Robert Jansen
- Richard Jones
- Alan Lloyd
- Jeff Luci
- Pradeep Ravikumar
- Jon Robertus
- Nearl Rutledge
- Paul Shapiro
- Dionicio Siegel
- Keith Stevenson
- Robert van De Geijn
- David Vanden Bout
- Marvin Whiteley
- Claus Wilke
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